American Revolution which was from 1775-83, was a struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence.
In 1763, after the French and Indian War, the British King, George III, issued a Royal Proclamation. This proclamation stated that no more settlers were to go on Indian land west of the Appalachian Mountains and the settlers that already lived there had to move. The King drew a line on a map along the middle of the Appalachian Mountains, saying…
